3
ostentation(noun, flashiness, exhibitionism)
3
pretension
2
acting
2
deceptive(adjective, lying, misleading)
2
disguising
2
dishonest(adjective, lying, misleading)
2
dissimulating(verb, adjective)
2
false(adjective, lying, misleading)
2
falsifying
2
feigned
2
flattering(verb, imitating)
2
hypothetical(adjective, supposed, assumed, guessed)
2
impersonation
2
insincere(adjective, lying, misleading)
2
lying(adjective, misleading)
2
model
2
playing
2
pretend
2
replicating(verb, imitating)
2
shaming
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